can avoid the spikes in infections and hospitalizations. Natalie Azar explains whether the travel surge could cause a spike in cases and if it is safe to fly on a packed airplane. With coronavirus cases dropping and 50 of American adults fully vaccinated, Memorial Day weekend figures to be a test of whether the U.S. To see more, visit our California COVID-19 Tracker and choose any California county that interests you. Millions of Americans are expected to travel this Memorial Day weekend as 50 percent of adults have now received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Here's a look at longer-term trends in the county. The majority of COVID deaths have been among older people, but recently there’s been an uptick in deaths and hospitalizations among young adults in their 20s.
And one quarter of the people with diabetes are in these younger age groups,” she said. The previous record was set last month by Brazil. “Over half the people with asthma, and over half the people who are obese are between the ages of 18 and 49. Cases, Hospitalization Rates Climb In Previous Cold Spots In Post-Memorial Day Surge. reported more than 55,000 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday reaching a daily global record for the coronavirus pandemic. “When you do the math, almost 70% of people recently hospitalized are under the age of 65,” she said.įerrer cautioned that age alone doesn’t protect people from risk - young adults have high rates of underlying health conditions that make them vulnerable to severe COVID infections. However, people under the age of 49 who are more likely to work outside the home or run errands continue to make up the majority of newly reported cases.įewer people are currently hospitalized due to the virus, but Ferrer stressed the majority of them are not elderly. In more good news, COVID case numbers are down for every age group in the county. Ferrer cautioned that an increase linked to Labor Day is still possible, but at this point is unlikely to lead to a spike. Crowded beaches and backyard barbeques during Memorial Day and the Fourth of July holidays led to thousands of new infections and deaths in the following weeks. The county has previously seen spikes after holidays.
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